Book Awards & Distinctions
for Meilo So
45 Total Book Awards
Bronze and Sunflower (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2023
Winner, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2018
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2013
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2013
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012
Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2008
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles (3)
Cook Prize, 2012-2024
Honor, 2017
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Winner, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2017
The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1998
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Brush of the Gods (2)
Butterflies Belong Here: A Story of One Idea, Thirty Kids, and a World of Butterflies (2)
Otters Love to Play (2)
The White Swan Express: A Story about Adoption (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2003
Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2006
Footprints on the Roof: Poems about the Earth (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes (1)
My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2014